The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

void realized good results from 80 acre
OF wheat, 80 acres of oats and 40 acre
OF corn. He also deals extensively i
cattle and hogs.
VIM. Robertson runs large and pros
porous farm seven miles southeast O
Canton. He put in 147 acres of grail
this year. 6S acres of which were oats
lie has fine herd of cattle numberin.
loO, besides a lot Of hogs and horses
lie is one of the successful farmers O
Lincoln county.
l. n. Menor, eX-cOunty auditor, i,
just getting back to farming again, ane
starts out afresh this year with about
1lS acres of flax, oats and corn. Mr.
Nlenor has an excellent 14-acre field OF
timothy. He built fine residence on
his farm this year and consummated
many other improvements.
Fred keidel, who lives seven miles
northwest of Canton, besides harvest
ing over 100 acres of grain is daily
feeding large drove of cattle and
hogs. He is putting up over 200 tons
OF hay this season.
Millard Bennett farms in Grant
township, and is successful in every-
thing he undertakes. He had 1875 acres
under cultivation this year and realized
an immense yield of wheat, oats corn
and flax. He also owns herd of 62
cattle.
The "bee king" of Lincoln county is
o. a. Hubbard, who lives on the beau
tiful Fairview bottom. Mr.. Hubbard,
besides harvesting rs acres of grain an
nually, realizes over 1900 pounds of
honey from thirty eight bee-hives. He
finds a ready markes for his honey right
here in Lincoln county. Mr.. Hubbard
also makes a specially of raising an
unlimited amount of garden truck each
year.
Col. f. "A. Gale, banker of this city.
has a very fine 32O acre farm twenty
miles south of this city. Large groves
OF cottonwood and maple surround al
most the entire tract, and the fine Or
chard is very productive. There are
over 500 apple trees, besides Siberian
and Transcendent crab, Concord and
Malaga grapes and all grades of small
fruit and berries. This year he has 100
acres of corn that will yield him 5000
bushels. He will put up 500 tons of
hay and will winter 100 brood sows: $50
pigs; l3o head of cattle; 35 head of
horses. He will also put up hay for the
eastern market, and expects to clean
up over 400 acres of heavy haying
and
ID. II. Kean, a wealthy capitalist of
Canton, has 1O,SOO acres of land Just
across the river. a large portion of
his land is under cultivation by ten
ants, but several thousand acres of raw
and will yield mines of gold this year
With their productive output of nu-
ritious grasses, and the hay crop will
)c Il piOIlCdDle one.
&. B. Kennedy, a banker of this city,
will put up about 1000 tons of hay.
mostly on his own lands
Dan Carpenter, below Beloit, threshed |
1000 bushels of oats from 100 acres.
lis total shipment of grain will reach
'ver 1900 bushels.
a. bingham, north of town, generally
caps a harvest from about 800 acres.
will Winter III tf8}tf 3lFg94blHH ottswnshp VI
attle-all his own.
o. d. Hinkley, of Delaware town.
hip, has over hundred head of cows
md calves.
Geo. F. Thompson. of the western
portion of Lincoln county, has a herd
If about 500 cattle.
Len Thompson, of Delaware, is feed
ng over hundred head of cattle.
Lou Richardson, of Beloit, will reap
| harvest from about POO acres of Sioux
yalley land.
Fraze Gilman, near Eden, has 1000 |
lcre farm and large valuation in
,looded stock.
Some people assert that fruit cannot |
)e raised in Dakota. If those persons
'ould only see the apples and grapes
hat are now burdening the vines and
rees belonging to VIM. Allibone, in
)elapre; Davie and Jones, of Spring
lale and Dayton, they would be obliged
o change their opinions if not their be-
ief. There are many other farmers in
lincoln county who also have raised
'ruit successfully, but the above named
,laces we have seen within few days
md were surprised at the thrifty and
attractive orchards.